RCFD reports nearly eight percent rise in call volume over Fourth of July weekend
KNBN NewsCenter1 Firefighters responded to 220 calls for service last weekend, which is up from 204 calls from 2020. July 6, 2021 RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Fire Department is reporting an increase in calls over the Fourth of July. Firefighters responded to 220 calls for service last weekend, up roughly eight-percent from last year. Between 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. July 6, 35 fires were reported, 31 of them grass fires. Four of those fires occurred in dumpsters. R.C.F.Ds C-Shift Crews responded to 76 calls on July 3 with 10 fires being among the calls. The fire departments’ A-Sh...
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